The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-04
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

j. W. Hewitt has been appointed assistant
auditor eff the Bse-line
The yandalia, in the year 1856. brought into
this station IL, l3l carloads of block coal.
II. f. Kenyon, with the D.. L. & w. road. at
Buffalo, n. Y, is spending a few days with
friends in this city.
ID, J. Whtcomb, superintendent of the Union
Railway Company, is much better. and will be
out again In a day or two.
Col. William Shaw has been appointed south
eastern travelling passenger agent of the C., b. q
G.. with headquarters at Cincinnati
Bejamn Norton, assistant superintendent of
the Long Island railroad, has been appointed
general traffic manager, vice Charles NJ Head
j. +. Huter has been appointed acting master
mechanic of the l., D.. 81 s. road vice John
Mckenna, resigned to 60 with the L., L. 81 Z.
road.
The side track capacity of the Belt road has
been increased $500 feet of late, which will
make the handling of the stock trains on the
West Side much more satisfactory
In the year 1886 tine Indianapolis 81 Vlncennes
added eight miles of branch to its main line.
making thirteen miles of coal branch road that
has been built in the last eighteen months.
A demurraee charge of fifty cents is to be put
upon all coal cars of the Reading Coal & Iron
Company detained twenty-four hours after de-
livery. Here is pointer for agents of Indian
apois roads
Bre.line, In his early days OF railroading was
superintendent OF the Indianapolis, Peru & Chi
sago road, and the engine named after him is
still In service on this road
w. j. Byers, baggage master trains Nos
s S3 and "a, running between Indianapolis and
Michigan City, over the l., p. & c. road, in the
year 1856 handled 1875 pieces of baggage and
collected as excess on such baggage 1888.
This year the Pennsylvania people will do
good deal in the way of replacing the iron rail on
the Indianapolis d Vincennes road with steel
Rail OF the 1T miles OF main line seventy
eight miles is now iron, although Of a superior
quality.
George L. Conner has been appointed general
passenger and ticket agent of the Old Colony
yailroad, vice Jacob Sprague jr transferred.
Jacob Sprague, jr., is appointed auditor of pas
senger accounts of the Old Colony railroad and
Old Colony steamboat companies, with head
quarters at Boston.
The many friends of General Manager J. W.
Hobart, of the Central Vermont railroad, will
learn with pleasure that he is considered to be
out of danger and on the road to recovery. Mr..
Hobart has been confined to the house some
eight weeks with serious attack of typhoid
pneumonia, and at times has been in a precari-
Gus condition.
Sam Snow general passenger agent of the
Chicago 81 Atlantic road, was Yesterday ap--
pointed general passenger agent OF the Wabash,
and h. Il. Wade has accepted the position of
general superintendent The understanding
seems to be that no general manager will be APP
pointed, and that the duties will be performed
by Judge Cooley. receiver.
Assistant Paymaster George H. James, of the
Boston d Albany has received reward of $500
from the directors for his bravery in stopping the
pay-car and engine. the latter having been start
ed by the force of collision in the absence of
the engineer. Mr.. James although injured by
the collision, climbed the tender and
stopped the engine. The affair occurred last
September
In a description Of the new men in the direct
DRY of the New York & New England Road
the Boston Advertiser speaks Of H. V. New
comb as being Wall-street operator, while out
West he is known the "boy president, as he
was the first man who brought the Louisville 81
Nashville into prominence surprising the bust
ness world he, at the time, being young a
business man and SO little known
Rumors are current Of important official
changes with the American Express Company.
Among other things Fl. S. Julier, it is stated, is
90 be made general manager, with headquarters
at New York, and r.. ID. Hughes Is to be made
l superintendent Of the Ohio and Indiana divis-
ions Changes at this point also intimated,
but all rumers alluded to above when traced
down seem to have been slate which the mes
sengers have got up.
An impression is abroad that the Wabash syn
dictate Is in some manner responsible for the de-
lay in recognizing the Indianapolis, Peru & Chi
eago Railroad Company. This is mistake the
9ault is with the court, which has not yet turned
the property over to the purchasers. VIM. P.
Fishback, master in chancery. will, on the 9th
of this month"; go to New York. and the transfer
of the property to the purchasers will then be
made and the reorganization perfected without
Gurther delay.
The Pennsylvania people have under consid-
GRAFTON changing the time of their early train
out of Indianapolis 1t is proposed to start il
out Of st. Louis over the Vandalla later and
have the train leave Indianapolis at $40 A. NJ
instead of 43O, as under the present arrange
ment The time of the train between Indian
apolis and Columbus will be shortened one hour
and ten minutes, so that Columbus will be
reached as early as under the present running
arrangement.
The general passenger agents of competing
lines of the Nandalia are. endsavoring TO solve
the problem how tickets can be sold reading over
that line the Missouri Pacific and It's Western
connections at 81 % per ticket below the rate te
San Francisco from st. Louis. proper. Or, in
other words, how can this line sell tickets to
San francisco from this point at $40 when the
rate is $4l. % from st, Louis to San Francisco
Tie Southwestern lines supposed to main
tain their arbitrary rates west of the river.
The stockholders of the Belt road and stock
yards hold their annual meeting to-day. The
usual 9per cent dividend will be declared. The
business of the yards in the year 1856 was quite
satisfactory. Considerable done in the way
of minor and needed improvements, and the
yards, both AS to track room and feeding and
resting facilities, never before were in as good
shape as now There Eastern buyers
here from all the most important markets. and
She prospects for business at the yards with The
opening OF the new year are very promising.
There were handled at the Union Depot in the
year 1886 a35. 1873 pieces of baggage; of this mum
Der ia, 1874 were checked out from Indiana polls
proper This immense pile of baggage was
handled by force Of seventeen men, and to the
great credit of the management of this depart
ment of this vast numbe Of pieces not one was
lost during the year. Johnny Ferguson, general
baggagemaster has systematized matters
that such things are rot likely to occur. Since
he was appointed to the position there has beer
handsome increase in receipts from excess bag
gage
The reorganization committee of the Lake
lIria WaSfarn rail- nnro